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Florida's Bikeability Report Card

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A new report from the League of American Bicyclists finds Florida is improving in many ways when it comes to bikeability. Yet, the Sunshine State remains one of the deadliest states in the nation with one of the highest per capita bicyclist fatality rates, and this rate is increasing. We’re joined by long-time bicycle and pedestrian advocate, Dan Moser, to discuss the report and ongoing efforts to make Florida's roadways safer for bicylists and pedestrians.

We’re also joined by Naples Republican State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, who has been the loudest voice in Tallahassee when it comes to addressing the issue of bicyclist safety.

Rachel Iacovone is a reporter and associate producer of Gulf Coast Live for WGCU News. Rachel came to WGCU as an intern in 2016, during the presidential race. She went on to cover Florida Gulf Coast University students at President Donald Trump's inauguration on Capitol Hill and Southwest Floridians in attendance at the following day's Women's March on Washington.Rachel was first contacted by WGCU when she was managing editor of FGCU's student-run media group, Eagle News. She helped take Eagle News from a weekly newspaper to a daily online publication with TV and radio branches within two years, winning the 2016 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award for Best Use of Multimedia in a cross-platform series she led for National Coming Out Day. She also won the Mark of Excellence Award for Feature Writing for her five-month coverage of an FGCU student's transition from male to female.As a WGCU reporter, she produced the first radio story in WGCU's Curious Gulf Coast project, which answered the question: Does SWFL Have More Cases of Pediatric Cancer?Rachel graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.